greg (07/07/82)
(I hope it's not too much of a bother to people that I have replied to woods's inquiry via netnews. I tried to mail this directly to him a couple of times, and was rebuffed. I tried both usenet and Arpanet.) I have a Honda Accord hatchback, and I absolutely love it. The car is well-designed, solid, attractive, and generally a pleasure. (No, I don't own any Honda stock!) For power, it won't stand up to my younger brother's Trans Am. I think my whole engine would fit in one of his cylinders. It is adequate, however. As far as cold weather, you may remember what kind of winter we had in the mid-west. I live in Madison, Wis, and there were a couple of mornings when I went out at 7:45 AM into -25 to -30 degree weather and the car started. This is after the car had been sitting outside all night, and does not count wind-chill, which sometimes got down to -80 or so. The Honda dealership here in town is excellent. What a pleasure it is to deal with them after having experienced heartache and misery at the hands of the Mazda dealership! In general, after about three years of owning the car, I would give it a solid 'A'. - Greg Johnson U Wis - Madison